Search for dissertations about: "CNS-related symptoms"

Found 3 swedish dissertations containing the words CNS-related symptoms.

  2. 1. Chronic tension-type headache. Treatment with acupuncture, physical training and relaxation training

    Author : Elisabeth Söderberg; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; chronic tension-type headache; acupuncture; physical; training; relaxation training; muscle tenderness; CNS-related symptoms; symptom characteristics;

    Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to compare the effect of acupuncture, physical training and relaxation training on chronic tension-type headache (CTTH) and related symptoms through measurements of headache intensity, headache frequency, symptom characteristics associated with daily headache, muscle tenderness and subjective well-being. There are four studies that underpin this thesis: In study 2 and 4, the study cohort comprised 90 consecutive patients with CTTH. READ MORE

  4. 2. Congenital and Childhood Myotonic Dystrophy type 1 - the impact on central nervous system, visual and motor function

    Author : Anne-Berit Ekström; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : myotonic dystrophy type 1; children; muscle strength; motor function; autism spectrum conditions; learning disability; adaptive skills; visual impairment; hyperopia;

    Abstract : Background and aims: Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is an autosomal dominant multisystemic disorder, caused by an expanded CTG repeat on chromosome 19. The disorder can present both in children and adults. READ MORE

  5. 3. Neuroimmune mechanisms in chronic inflammation : translational studies of the inflammatory reflex

    Author : Johanna Estelius; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : A functional immune system is crucial for our survival from the pathogens and toxins we are constantly subjected to. For reasons only partially understood, in some individuals the immune response instead target self antigens, as suggested in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), or environmental non-pathogenic antigens, as suggested in allergy, leading to a failure of resolution and development of a state of chronic inflammation. READ MORE